ثُمَّ Then thumma indeed you innakum O those astray ayyuhā O those astray l-ḍālūna the deniers l-mukadhibūna
Then indeed you, O those astray [who are] deniers,
لَـَٔاكِلُونَ Will surely eat laākilūna from min (the) tree shajarin of min Zaqqum zaqqūmin
Will be eating from trees of zaqqūm
فَمَالِـُٔونَ Then will fill famāliūna with it min'hā the bellies l-buṭūna
And filling with it your bellies
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ And drink fashāribūna over it ʿalayhi [from] mina the scalding water l-ḥamīmi
And drinking on top of it from scalding water.
فَشَـٰرِبُونَ And will drink fashāribūna (as) drinking shur'ba (of) the thirsty camels l-hīmi
And will drink as the drinking of thirsty camels.
هَـٰذَا This hādhā (is) their hospitality nuzuluhum (on the) Day yawma (of) Judgment l-dīni
That is their accommodation on the Day of Recompense.
نَحْنُ We naḥnu [We] created you khalaqnākum so why (do) not falawlā you admit the truth tuṣaddiqūna
We have created you, so why do you not believe?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم Do you see afara-aytum what mā you emit tum'nūna
Have you seen that which you emit?1
ءَأَنتُمْ Is it you a-antum who create it takhluqūnahu or am (are) We naḥnu the Creators l-khāliqūna
Is it you who creates it, or are We the Creator?
نَحْنُ We naḥnu [We] have decreed qaddarnā among you baynakumu the death l-mawta and not wamā We naḥnu (are) outrun bimasbūqīna
We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone
عَلَىٰٓ In ʿalā that an We (will) change nubaddila your likeness[es] amthālakum and produce you wanunshi-akum in fī what mā not lā you know taʿlamūna
In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.1
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad you know ʿalim'tumu the creation l-nashata the first l-ūlā so why not falawlā you take heed tadhakkarūna
And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?
أَفَرَءَيْتُم And do you see afara-aytum what mā you sow taḥruthūna
And have you seen that [seed] which you sow?
ءَأَنتُمْ Is it you (who) a-antum cause it to grow tazraʿūnahu or am (are) We naḥnu the Ones Who grow l-zāriʿūna
Is it you who makes it grow, or are We the grower?
لَوْ If law We willed nashāu We (would) surely, make it lajaʿalnāhu debris ḥuṭāman then you would remain faẓaltum wondering tafakkahūna
If We willed, We could make it [dry] debris, and you would remain in wonder,1
إِنَّا Indeed, we innā surely are laden with debt lamugh'ramūna
[Saying], "Indeed, we are [now] in debt;
بَلْ Nay bal we naḥnu (are) deprived maḥrūmūna
Rather, we have been deprived."
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ Do you see afara-aytumu the water l-māa which alladhī you drink tashrabūna
And have you seen the water that you drink?
ءَأَنتُمْ Is it you a-antum who send it down anzaltumūhu from mina the rain clouds l-muz'ni or am We naḥnu (are) the Ones to send l-munzilūna
Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or is it We who bring it down?
لَوْ If law We willed nashāu We (could) make it jaʿalnāhu salty ujājan then why are you not grateful falawlā then why are you not grateful tashkurūna
If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ Do you see afara-aytumu the Fire l-nāra which allatī you ignite tūrūna
And have you seen the fire that you ignite?
ءَأَنتُمْ Is it you a-antum who produced anshatum its tree shajaratahā or am We naḥnu (are) the Producers l-munshiūna
Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the producer?
نَحْنُ We naḥnu have made it jaʿalnāhā a reminder tadhkiratan and a provision wamatāʿan for the wayfarers in the desert lil'muq'wīna
We have made it a reminder1 and provision for the travelers,2
فَسَبِّحْ So glorify fasabbiḥ (the) name bi-is'mi (of) your Lord rabbika the Most Great l-ʿaẓīmi
So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.
۞ فَلَآ But nay falā I swear uq'simu by setting bimawāqiʿi (of) the stars l-nujūmi
Then I swear by the setting of the stars,1
وَإِنَّهُۥ And indeed, it wa-innahu (is) surely an oath laqasamun if law you know taʿlamūna great ʿaẓīmun
And indeed, it is an oath - if you could know - [most] great.